Associations between biological and sociodemographic risks for developmental vulnerability in twins at age 5: a population data linkage study in Western Australia.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate the prevalence of, and associations between, prenatal and perinatal risk factors and developmental vulnerability in twins at age 5.

Design

Retrospective cohort study using bivariate and multivariable logistic regression.

Setting

Western Australia (WA), 2002-2015.

Participants

828 twin pairs born in WA with an Australian Early Development Census (AEDC) record from 2009, 2012 or 2015.

Main outcome measures

The AEDC is a national measure of child development across five domains. Children with scores <10th percentile were classified as developmentally vulnerable on, one or more domains (DV1), or two or more domains (DV2).

Results

In this population, 26.0% twins were classified as DV1 and 13.5% as DV2. In the multivariable mode

SUBMITTER: Dhamrait GK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7569973 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature